The Sooners are one of five Big 12 teams in this year's preseason Amway Coaches Poll. TCU is 11 spots behind OU at No. 16, while West Virginia is ranked 20th, Texas 21st and Oklahoma State 25th. Kansas State is seventh among teams receiving votes.

OU opens the 2018 season by hosting Florida Atlantic on Sept. 1 at 11 a.m. CT at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Owls received 27 points in the preseason coaches poll, which equates to the No. 33 overall spot.